Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett responded to the Cabinet's decision to approve an increase in the amount of fuel that will be brought into the Gaza Strip.
"Bringing fuel into Gaza during a war constitutes an injection of energy to Hamas. This is a grave mistake, certainly when it happens while our hostages are being held in inhumane conditions and against international law, and are not even visited by the Red Cross," Bennett wrote on X.
"The fuel is the oxygen—literally—of Hamas. Without it, Hamas will collapse. Hamas uses fuel for the ventilation and lighting systems in the terrorist tunnels, for the movement of armed men, and for terrorist activity against us. Those who send our soldiers to fight against a cynical enemy must know how to withstand pressure, even from friends, at a point so essential in war," he added.